Michauxia

Michauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. First described in 1788, this genus contains 8 known species native to southwestern Asia.

Michauxia campanuloides L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine
Michauxia koeieana Rech.f. - Iran
Michauxia laevigata Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Michauxia mormoriana Jalilian and Rastegari - Iran
Michauxia nuda A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq
Michauxia stenophylla Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - Iran
Michauxia tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey
Michauxia thyrsoidea Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Turkey
Medicinal properties

Several species of Michauxia - notably M. nuda and M. tchihatcheffii - are used in the treatment of wounds in Turkish folk medicine.
Recent scientific evaluation has confirmed that these plants possess wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Medicinal properties